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| Office | Senate |
| Honorific | Senator - Abbr: Sen. |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | November 14, 1876 - 01:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | November 15, 1876 - 01:00pm Central |
| Polls Close | November 15, 1876 - 01:00pm Central |
| Term Start | November 15, 1876 - 01:00pm |
| Term End | March 03, 1879 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modified | BrentinCO July 28, 2019 08:49pm |
| Data Sources | The Political Campaigns of Colorado: With Complete Tabulated Statements of the Official Vote, p22-23. R.G. Dill. |
| Description |
The Colorado General Assembly met on November 15, 1876 to elect Senators to represent the State in the United States Senate.
Henry Teller and Jerome Chaffee were elected by the General Assembly to represent the State in the United States Senate. Teller and Chaffee drew straws for their terms.
Chaffee drew the long straw and was assigned the long term set to expire on March 3, 1879.
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